diff --git a/util/test/rdtest/runner.py b/util/test/rdtest/runner.py
index a48f6464b..345a22036 100644
--- a/util/test/rdtest/runner.py
+++ b/util/test/rdtest/runner.py
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ def run_tests(test_include: str, test_exclude: str, in_process: bool, slow_tests
 
     log.comment("driver={}".format(driver))
 
+    log.print("Demos running from {}".format(util.get_demos_binary()))
+
     layerInfo = rd.VulkanLayerRegistrationInfo()
     if rd.NeedVulkanLayerRegistration(layerInfo):
         log.print("Vulkan layer needs to be registered: {}".format(str(layerInfo.flags)))
diff --git a/util/test/rdtest/util.py b/util/test/rdtest/util.py
index 6eeb92276..aecd26e40 100644
--- a/util/test/rdtest/util.py
+++ b/util/test/rdtest/util.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import sys
 import os
 import re
 import time
+import struct
+import platform
 import hashlib
 import zipfile
 from typing import Tuple, List
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ _data_dir = os.path.realpath('data')
 _data_extra_dir = os.path.realpath('data_extra')
 _temp_dir = os.path.realpath('tmp')
 _test_name = 'Unknown_Test'
+_demos_bin = os.path.realpath('demos_x64')
 
 
 def set_root_dir(path: str):
@@ -54,6 +57,34 @@ def set_temp_dir(path: str):
     _temp_dir = os.path.abspath(path)
 
 
+def set_demos_binary(path: str):
+    global _demos_bin
+    if path == "":
+        # Try to guess where the demos binary might be, but if we can't find it fall back to just trying it in PATH
+        if struct.calcsize("P") == 8:
+            _demos_bin = 'demos_x64'
+        else:
+            _demos_bin = 'demos_x86'
+
+        if platform.system() == 'Windows':
+            _demos_bin += '.exe'
+
+        # Try a few common locations
+        attempts = [
+            os.path.join(get_root_dir(), _demos_bin),                    # in the root (default for Windows)
+            os.path.join(get_root_dir(), 'build', _demos_bin),           # in a build folder (potential for linux)
+            os.path.join(get_root_dir(), 'demos', _demos_bin),           # in the demos folder (ditto)
+            os.path.join(get_root_dir(), 'demos', 'build', _demos_bin),  # in build in the demos folder (ditto)
+        ]
+
+        for attempt in attempts:
+            if os.path.exists(attempt):
+                _demos_bin = os.path.abspath(attempt)
+                break
+    else:
+        _demos_bin = os.path.abspath(path)
+
+
 def set_current_test(name: str):
     global _test_name
     _test_name = name
@@ -91,6 +122,10 @@ def get_tmp_dir():
     return _temp_dir
 
 
+def get_demos_binary():
+    return _demos_bin
+
+
 def get_tmp_path(name: str):
     os.makedirs(os.path.join(_temp_dir, _test_name), exist_ok=True)
     return os.path.join(_temp_dir, _test_name, name)
diff --git a/util/test/run_tests.py b/util/test/run_tests.py
index ef6a6f623..0889f442d 100644
--- a/util/test/run_tests.py
+++ b/util/test/run_tests.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import argparse
 import os
 import sys
 
+script_dir = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument('-r', '--renderdoc',
                     help="The location of the renderdoc library to use", type=str)
@@ -17,14 +19,16 @@ parser.add_argument('--in-process',
                     help="Lists the tests available to run", action="store_true")
 parser.add_argument('--slow-tests',
                     help="Run potentially slow tests", action="store_true")
-parser.add_argument('--data', default="data",
+parser.add_argument('--data', default=os.path.join(script_dir, "data"),
                     help="The folder that reference data is in. Will not be modified.", type=str)
-parser.add_argument('--data-extra', default="data_extra",
+parser.add_argument('--demos-binary', default="",
+                    help="The path to the built demos binary.", type=str)
+parser.add_argument('--data-extra', default=os.path.join(script_dir, "data_extra"),
                     help="The folder that extra reference data is in (typically very large captures that aren't part "
                          "of the normal repo). Will not be modified.", type=str)
-parser.add_argument('--artifacts', default="artifacts",
+parser.add_argument('--artifacts', default=os.path.join(script_dir, "artifacts"),
                     help="The folder to put output artifacts in. Will be completely cleared.", type=str)
-parser.add_argument('--temp', default="tmp",
+parser.add_argument('--temp', default=os.path.join(script_dir, "tmp"),
                     help="The folder to put temporary run data in. Will be completely cleared.", type=str)
 parser.add_argument('--debugger',
                     help="Enable debugger mode, exceptions are not caught by the framework.", action="store_true")
@@ -56,6 +60,13 @@ if args.pyrenderdoc is not None:
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
+data_path = os.path.realpath(args.data)
+data_extra_path = os.path.realpath(args.data_extra)
+temp_path = os.path.realpath(args.temp)
+demos_binary = args.demos_binary
+if demos_binary != "":
+    demos_binary = os.path.realpath(demos_binary)
+
 os.chdir(sys.path[0])
 
 artifacts_dir = os.path.realpath(args.artifacts)
@@ -88,9 +99,10 @@ if args.list:
 
 rdtest.set_root_dir(os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 rdtest.set_artifact_dir(artifacts_dir)
-rdtest.set_data_dir(os.path.realpath(args.data))
-rdtest.set_data_extra_dir(os.path.realpath(args.data_extra))
-rdtest.set_temp_dir(os.path.realpath(args.temp))
+rdtest.set_data_dir(data_path)
+rdtest.set_data_extra_dir(data_extra_path)
+rdtest.set_temp_dir(temp_path)
+rdtest.set_demos_binary(demos_binary)
 
 # debugger option implies in-process test running
 if args.debugger: